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Spyker moves to American engines |
23.12.2007 |
 Dutch super-car company Spyker didn't hit the jackpot in 2007 by buying a F1 team probably because joining the back-markers on the grid, isn't enough to help clean up those financial troubles.
Therefore Spyker F1 team was sold to an Indian businessman and Spyker admitted it was unable to build production models of the "promised" C12 Zagato super-car.
Still they work on their next project: a production version of the D12 sports SUV, which was shown as a concept at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show.
According to Autoblog.nl, the company has decided to change the power-plant for the D12 from the Volkswagen-sourced 6.0L W12 engine to something from America - with engines from GM (~500hp V8 from the vette) or Chrysler (~600hp V10 from the Viper) being the most likely.
The reasons behind the change are two-fold. First, Volkswagen is planning to end production of the W12 sometime in the next couple of years and this would affect production of the D12. In addition, the very low exchange rate of the American dollar makes importing engines very attractive when you're paying in Euros.
In addition to the SUV, CEO Victor Muller has been quoted as saying the next-generation C8 coupe will likely be powered by an American engine since the Audi 4.2L V8 currently being supplied produces "only" 400hp. |
Comments (3) |
| FastestLaps |
23.12.2007 |
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Let's see how this "sports-SUV" business goes on. If BMW X6 will succeed, Spyker
D12 will sell well. |
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| Anonymous |
23.12.2007 |
| Not if they price it stupidly too high as they did with the C8 |
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| Joe |
20.07.2008 |
| The US engines will also weigh less and cost less to maintain. |
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